Nine ways that your gut affects mental health


A balanced microbiome can improve your stress resilience, so it’s beneficial to know how probiotics depression, gut bacteria and mental health are linked. – Photos: 123rf.com

Our colon contains trillions of bacterial cells which make up a unique ecosystem known as the gut microbiome. Other than letting in nutrients into the body and locking out harmful pathogens, the activities of your gut bacteria influences your brain a lot more than you might realise.

Take being under stress as an example. The body undergoes a variety of changes when it is exposed to stress. A great deal of energy and major resources get redirected to the muscles and brain. One of the body’s main responses to stress is to release cortisol, and that plays a big role in affecting the balance of the gut microbiome.

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